City vs city
Alpine vs La Mesa, CA
Alpine currently scores 2 points higher overall than La Mesa, with the largest gap in tornado.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Alpine: 25/100 · La Mesa: 23/100
Alpine is 2 points higher.
Flood
Alpine: 26/100 · La Mesa: 32/100
La Mesa is 6 points higher.
Alpine: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
La Mesa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Alpine: 6/100 · La Mesa: 6/100
No gap.
Alpine: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
La Mesa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Alpine: 3/100 · La Mesa: 1/100
Alpine is 2 points higher.
Alpine: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
La Mesa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Alpine: 0/100 · La Mesa: 19/100
La Mesa is 19 points higher.
Alpine: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
La Mesa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Alpine: 3/100 · La Mesa: 3/100
No gap.
Alpine: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
La Mesa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Alpine: Unavailable · La Mesa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Alpine: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
La Mesa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Alpine: 92/100 · La Mesa: 75/100
Alpine is 17 points higher.
Alpine: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
La Mesa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Alpine: 19/100 · La Mesa: 25/100
La Mesa is 6 points higher.
Alpine: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
La Mesa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.